Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] is [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A reference may be controversial from the start , with allegations that the question referred for decision is outside the terms of the expert clause : if a reference is outside the scope of the expert 's jurisdiction , there it will stay , and the issue will be unaffected by an expert having purported to make a decision about it . |
| 2 | pointed out ) an effective police force requires a margin of reserve strength in order to deal with emergencies , and to employ that margin of reserve , when not otherwise required , on special police service for payment is to the advantage both of the persons utilising their services and of the public who are thereby relieved from some part of the police charges . |
| 3 | Stone does not go this far , although he can not resist quoting an Irish opponent of divorce during the referendum campaign of 1986 to the effect that ‘ a woman voting for divorce is like a turkey voting for Christmas ’ ( p. 420 ) . |
| 4 | John Butcher says at this moment a man on bail for rape is on the run ine the Midlands . |
| 5 | The importance of ISDN is as the foundation for the entire model ; the single , standard interface through which all the rest will be provided : ‘ Our model says that this guy needs one interface ’ , says Corris , then he can decide when making a call that he wants to use certain intelligent aspects of the network , he can say ‘ I need another channel … |
| 6 | Their main line of support is through the day centre manager . |
| 7 | ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’ |
| 8 | Although the question whether there is any way of determining those in need of protection is at the heart of this debate , this is unlikely to be the prime determinant of professional practice . |
| 9 | The standard UK period of protection is for the life of the author and fifty years . |
| 10 | Second , the only way of avoiding this presumption of responsibility is for the defendant to prove either ( a ) that the driving , accident or damage occurred before he took the car , or ( b ) that he was neither in , on or near the vehicle when that driving , accident or damage occurred . |
| 11 | Another key area of preparation is in the creation of ‘ stability zones ’ — constants in one 's life which it is important to maintain . |
| 12 | The other one that immediately comes to mind is er is is Strensall common but that of course is within the greenbelt erm anyway . |
| 13 | She of course is in a hurry to return to Rome where she left a sweetheart and has offered to do the ironing there to save on laundry expenses so great is her anxiety to be taken . |
| 14 | The following day Bildt presented his new four-party Cabinet and his government programme , declaring that " the age of collectivism is at an end " , and announcing " a clear and unequivocal change of course " . |
| 15 | Travel and widening your scope of experience is on the menu and , with Mercury back on form from the 1st , journeys , meetings and discussions over joint affairs — monetary and otherwise — look promising . |
| 16 | The Declaration undoubtedly broke new constitutional ground when it stated that " the raising or keeping of a standing army within this kingdom in time of peace unless it be with the consent of Parliament is against the law " ; the Militia Acts of 1661 and 1662 had invested control of the armed forces in the hands of the monarch alone with no suggestion that Parliamentary consent was needed to maintain an army in peace time . |
| 17 | The only course of action is for the doctor to make every effort possible to save the life of the child concerned , whether the parents approve or not . |
| 18 | The real wage rate is on the y axis and the quantity of labour is on the x axis . |
| 19 | The line of reasoning is of a kind that evolutionists frequently use . |
| 20 | The key to an understanding of relief-giving is in the functions it serves for the larger economic and political order , for relief is a secondary and supportive institution . |
| 21 | As the ‘ laar ’ ( breath ) of wind is from the south east , I head slowly up the western shore , knowing that , with the ebbing tide , there will be a few seals hauled out on the rocks . |
| 22 | The usual method of incorporation is for the exemption terms to be set out in printed conditions which are commonly attached to or referred to in the auction catalogue and copies of which are usually displayed on the premises . |
| 23 | The primary focus of research is on the records generated by the enforcement in the late fourteenth century of the labour laws , the earliest attempt at national wage regulation . |
| 24 | And there had to be freedom of speech and publication , for without these the freedom of association is of no use . |
| 25 | Convention has it that the source of parallel rays of light is behind the observer 's left shoulder at 45° to the x , y and z axes . |
| 26 | The blood that the donor gives up is less precious to her ( social groups in vampires are female groups ) than the same quantity of blood is to the recipient . |
| 27 | The principle of proportion is at the heart of our aesthetic awareness and close to the life principle controlling plant growth . |
| 28 | Although the biggest concentration of help is in the valleys , in total the programme will do much good , create many jobs and improve the environment throughout Wales . |
| 29 | A particularly appropriate application of this form of circuit is to the filtering of rectified mains in mains-derived direct supplies . |
| 30 | Significantly , as the only girl to have gained access to this den , Audrey 's source of influence is as the provider of food : |